Iron-holder.



INVENTOH PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

M. AGNEESSENS.

IRON HOLDER A PPLIUATIOH FILED SEPT. 22, 1906.-

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MARIE AGNEESSENS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IRON-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed $eptem'ber 22, 1906. ficrial No. 335,716.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARIE AGNEESSENS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, (borough of Manhattan,) county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Iron-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improved iron-holder, having for its primary object the provision of means for sustaining'an iron, as when heated, in an inverted position.

In ironing certain materials, especially those made into ribbons, as velvet-ribbon, it is impracticable to iron them in the ordinary manner, as the .weight of the iron gives the ribbon a flattened glossy appearance objectionable to the wearer. This has been overcome by holding the iron in an inverted position and drawing the ribbon back and forth across its face, giving satisfactory results. This inventionprovides a simple and inexpensive device for sustaining the iron in an inverted position, leaving the handle easily accessible in placing the iron on the holder or removing it therefrom.

Reference is to be ing drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of my improvement, showing an iron in position thereon and the manner in which the iron is used when so held. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the holder, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same with the iron in position thereon.

One form of the invention consists of two wide wings or members 1 1, adapted to be seated on edge and arranged in vertical planes, as illustrated. Both of them are preferably made of wood and hinged together at one end, as by hinges 2. of the wings are provided with metal bind ing-strips 3, which are slightly elevated thereabove to form air-spaces 3 acting to revent the wood from being charred when a hot iron is seated in place. The wings are further provided at their opposite and lower edges with feet 7 4 to elevate the holder slightly above the surface on which it is seated and are preferably formed by driving into the wings round-headed tacks, as shown.

had to the accompany- The upper edges The wings are of sufficient width to hold the handle of the iron when the latter is seated thereon some distance above the surface on which the holder is'supported, so that the handle will be easily accessible when placing it in or removing it from operative position. For limiting the extent to which the wings are separated are provided links 5, pivotally connected together and to the wings at their under edges.

It is obvious from this construction that the iron may be placed on and moved from the holder with ease and will be sustained in operative position without danger of accidental displacement.

The precise embodiment of the invention is not material provided its essential characteristics are employed as pointed out in the annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An iron-holder comprising two wings hinged together adapted to support the iron in an inverted position, and metal bindingstrips covering the top edges of the wings for the purpose described.

2. An iron-holder comprising two wings hinged together adapted to support the iron in an inverted position, metal binding-strips covering the upper edges of said wings, and feet carried by the wings for holding them in a slightly-elevated position.

3. An iron-holder comprising two wings hinged together, adapted tosupport an iron in an inverted position, and metal bindingstrips secured to the upper edges of the wings and slightly elevated thereabove to form airspaces therebetween, for the purpose described.

4. An iron-holder comprising wings hinged together adapted to support the iron in an inverted position, and links pivotally connected together and to the wings for limiting the extent to which the wings may be separated.

5. An iron-l1older comprising two wide members adapted to be seated on edge and arranged in vertical planes, the upper edges of said members providing seats to hold the iron in an inverted position thereon, and means connecting the two members together, adapting them to be laterally separated.

6. An iron-holder comprising two wide members adapted to be seated on edge and F In testimony whereof I have signed my arranged in vertical planes, metal bindingname to this specification in the presence of strips covering the upper edges of said memtwo subscribing Witnesses.

bers, means hingedly connecting the mem- MARIE AGNEESSENS. bers together at one end, and means limiting the extent to which said members may be separated.

Witnesses:

C. C. DONELSON, WM. R. HASSELL. 

